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Molecular analysis of the diversity of vaginal microbiota associated with bacterial vaginosis.
BMC genomics - 7 Sept 2010
Ling Zongxin, Kong Jianming, Liu Fang, Zhu Haibin, Chen Xiaoyi, Wang Yuezhu, Li Lanjuan, Nelson Karen E, Xia Yaxian, Xiang Charlie
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BACKGROUND: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an ecological disorder of the vaginal microbiota that affects millions of women annually, and is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes including pre-term birth and the acquisition of sexually transmitted infections. However, little is known about the overall structure and composition of vaginal microbial communities; most of the earlier studies focused on...
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